Length, limitations, and rules. I will now make my opening statement. Over the past three months, three deadly terrorist attacks have struck the United Kingdom and other plots were thwarted. These are the latest that have struck. In three years, there have been more than 36 attacks across western europe killing a number of people including americans. This poses a serious challenge to european authorities. They are investigating as many as 23,000 suspected and 500 suspected plots. Been trying to protect freedom, the terrorists only have to get lucky wants to threaten our freedom. Kitchen knives, delivery trucks, are now used as tools of terror. Patrolling thece streets, children, families exiting concerts. Terrorists have struck bystanders at the heart of european capitals and struck small towns, killed priests and imams in world communities. Relentlessstop such murder . The first step is not living in. Not accepting terror as they knew norm. Some unfortunately you are accepting terror
Subcommittees will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, questions and extraneous materials for the record subject to the length, limitation and the rules. At this time, i will make my opening statement. Over the past three months, three deadly terrorist attacks have struck the United Kingdom. An additional five other plots were thwarted. These were just the latest in a wave of deadly terrorist attacks that have swept european since 2014. Three years, there have been more than 36 attacks across western europe killing nearly 400 people including a number of americans. The number of potential plots has skyrocketed, posing a serious challenge. According to british authorities, theyre investigating as many as 23,000 suspected and 500 potential plots. While Security Services have been lucky all of the time to protect our freedom, the terrorists just have to get lucky once to threaten our sense of safety. Terrorists are also no locker focusin
They will meet later today. They will hold a joint News Conference this afternoon and tomorrow the president reportedly will speak with russias president Vladimir Putin. A warning for the next time you pick up your phone. They authorized charges on your credit card. Along with starbucks. Both reporting last night the report dash mac results results that were disappointing investors. Check the markets right now. Theyre searching for direction this morning after another record high yesterday. Its up just a fraction. And same same with the nasdaq composite. Fractional moves here to tell you about. In Europe Markets are mixed. In asia overnight mix performances as well. Take a look at the shanghai composite. And ek average was up a third of a . The 50th anniversary of the apollo one fire. Nasa is opening a new exhibit to monitor the crew. In joining me to talk about it is my team. Happy friday. Its always a great morning with talk about that. This week has been no shortage of things to tal
Snow off roads this morning. Theyre trying to stop scene like this a driver in new england, loses control and slams right into a house. No one was seriously hurt. But the impact of thursdays blizzard is still being felt on the roads, and at airports. Abcs lana zak has more on the cleanup. Days after she was confirmed as secretary of education betsey secretary of education betsey devos is preparing to visit a school in the district. And the Washington Teachers Union will be there to greet her. Union officials are holding a vigil outside Jefferson Academy in southwest. The Group Opposed her confirmation but say they still wish her well becuase a successful Education Department is whats best for their students. The devos visit is scheduled for 9 oclock this morning. Developing now President Donald Trump is vowing to fight on after a federal Court Refuses to reinstate his controversial travel ban. While President Trumps travel ban was in effect, we saw scenes like this at Dulles Airport as
And we do say good wednesday morning, everyone, and it is a busy one. Were going to start with the breaking news, and it is potentially huge. The biggest crisis the Trump Administration has yet to face. We have learned overnight that trump aides were in contact with suspected russian intelligence officials during last years campaign. The New York Times says there was, quote, repeated contact in the year before the election, but it adds that there is no evidence that trump aides and russians actually cooperated to influence the election. And about 12 hours before news of those contacts with the russians broke, there was this exchange between Abcs Jonathan Karl and the White House Press secretary. Its critical. Listen. You still say definitively that nobody on the trump campaign, not even general flynn, had any contact with the russians before the election. My understanding is that what general flynn has now expressed is that during the transition period, well, we were very clear that du